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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by David Evennett (Conservative). It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Thursday, 24 November 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.


Setting/Streaming

Question
what measures her Department has introduced since 1997 to promote setting and streaming in schools.
Answer

Since 1997, when the Government's first White Paper on schools made clear the presumption that setting should be the norm in secondary schools, we have used our national strategies, the gifted and talented programme, case studies and research evidence to help schools to consider a range of ways to group by ability. That is why there is more setting by ability in secondary schools now than there was in 1997.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
439 c1653 
31316 
Session
2005-06
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Education Schools Teaching methods
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk